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Eventbrite alternatives for seated events
Eventbrite's published rates stack a 3.7% + $1.79 service fee and 2.9% processing on every paid ticket — about $11.90 in fees on a $150 gala ticket. If your event is a seated dinner sold to your own community, you are paying for a marketplace you don't need. Here are the alternatives, compared honestly on their published rates.
1. Tavolina
Best for: Galas, banquets, and fundraisers sold by the table
- Fees
- $1.00 flat per paid ticket (69¢ for founding organizers). No percentage. Card processing at Stripe's standard rate on your own Stripe account.
- The honest read
- Built only for seated, table-based events: buyers pick a table on your real floor plan; whole-table sales, sponsor tables, check-in app included. Not for general admission at scale, concerts, or conferences — and for pure GA events, the two entries below can be slightly cheaper.
2. TicketSpice
Best for: General-admission events and attractions wanting a flat fee
- Fees
- 99¢ flat per ticket + ~2.9% + 30¢ processing through their mandatory in-house processor (Webconnex).
- The honest read
- A penny cheaper than Tavolina per ticket, and the fee is disclosed prominently. No table-based selling, and the card-processing relationship lives with their processor rather than your own account.
3. Ticket Tailor
Best for: General-admission events wanting the lowest per-ticket fee
- Fees
- $0.85 per ticket pay-as-you-go, from $0.60 with prepaid credits; free events free to 5,000 tickets/yr. Processing on your own Stripe/PayPal/Square.
- The honest read
- The cheapest honest option for GA, with genuinely good fee disclosure. But each reserved seat costs one extra credit — seated events cost roughly double — and there is no whole-table buying.
4. PromoTix
Best for: Organizers who want ambassador-marketing tools bundled in
- Fees
- Free plan: attendees pay 3% + $1.49; processing rate not published. 'No ticketing fees' subscription: price not published.
- The honest read
- The full cost cannot be computed from the pricing page — the subscription needs a sales call and the processing rate is undisclosed. Reserved seating is gated to the Enterprise tier.
All rates as published 2026-07-15. Sources and a live calculator on the pricing page.
Questions, answered
- What is the cheapest Eventbrite alternative for a gala?
- For seated, table-based events at published rates (verified 2026-07-15), Tavolina's flat $1.00 per ticket totals the lowest of this set — Ticket Tailor's reserved-seat surcharge roughly doubles its fee for seated events, and TicketSpice has no table-based selling. For pure general admission, Ticket Tailor's prepaid credits are cheapest.
- Why do fees matter more for gala tickets?
- Percentage-based fees scale with the ticket price, and gala tickets run $50–$250. A flat fee costs the same dollar on a $250 ticket as on a $25 one.
- Can attendees still pay by card without Eventbrite?
- Yes. Every platform here runs card checkout; Tavolina and Ticket Tailor process on your own Stripe account, so ticket money settles directly to you on Stripe's payout schedule.
Selling tables? That’s the one we built.
A dollar a ticket, your own Stripe account, and buyers who pick their table on your real floor plan.